• Lead delivery of prioritized Benefits transformation and optimization projects, turning approved strategy / design into executable plans across markets and teams
• Own Benefits M&A integration activity end to end, including data collation, side-by-side comparisons using Origin, integration planning, benefit harmonization and transition into Ops for key projects
• Deliver optimization projects for Benefits products, working with the go-to-market team to shape requirements, implementation approach, employee impact and launch readiness
• Manage WAVE activity that sits outside BAU, ensuring non-standard work is scoped, tracked, resourced and handed over appropriately once stabilized
• Lead Workday Benefits optimization projects, including configuration requirements, process improvements, testing coordination and readiness for operational use
• Implement benefit changes, vendor transitions (including Wellhub for example roll out and EAP RFP) and cross-market harmonization activity, managing timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks and outcomes
• Coordinate with Ops teams to confirm delivery capacity for new projects, requirement forms with portfolio analyst for Systems and Ops, handover points and escalation routes where operational blockers impact delivery
• Package transformation work into structured execution bundles, ensuring Finance, Legal, Tax, Comms, ER, brokers, vendors and local teams are engaged at the right point post design and strategic design decisions
• Track post-implementation outcomes and lessons learned so optimization activity improves future delivery, employee experience and operational scalability